Tag: writing
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Finding the “Deep Work” Gear: How Movement Primes My Brain
We’ve all been there: sitting down to tackle a task that requires total presence, but your brain just feels like fog. You stare at the screen, move a comma, check your email, and suddenly an hour has vanished. Lately, I’ve been spending my mornings editing my book (you can see my working environment in the…
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Sabbatical Diaries: The End is Just the Beginning
“Who resigns from Google?” That’s the question I’ve heard most often this past year. It’s usually asked with a mix of curiosity and genuine disbelief. After years of navigating the high-stakes world of global R&D and leading complex engineering organizations as a Director, people couldn’t understand why I’d walk away from the “perfect” career path.…
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Designing a Life I Love: A Sabbatical Check-In
Three months ago, I left my director role at Google to take a deliberate pause.I had a plan—a structure built around three pillars that mattered deeply to me: I was excited, a little scared, and mostly curious—what would actually happen when the plan met reality? Now, a quarter into this sabbatical year, I wanted to…
Mor Schlesinger 